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Using an Inclusive, Sex-Positive, Gender-Neutral Approach to Taking Sexual Histories

Using an Inclusive, Sex-Positive, Gender-Neutral Approach to Taking Sexual Histories Letters purpose of margin of exposure values, once below the FDA- ing about a patient’s partners using the limited question “Men, defined safety margin of 10 000, is not to rank risk levels of women, or both?” may obfuscate screening opportunities and individual compounds, but to support regulatory agencies in reinforce a gender binary that alienates patients whose gen- the prioritization of chemicals for risk mitigation. der, or whose partners’ genders, do not fall neatly into either category. For example, a patient may truthfully respond that Sairam V. Jabba, DVM, PhD she is sexually active with 1 female partner, and the physician Sven-Eric Jordt, PhD may perceive her exposure risk as low. However, if she fears disclosing that her partner is a nonmonogamous trans- Author Affiliations: Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University School woman with a penis who is sexually active with multiple part- of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina. ners, her exposure risk is underappreciated. The savvy phy- Corresponding Author: Sven-Eric Jordt, PhD, Department of Anesthesiology, sician will recognize that a patient’s exposures have more to Duke University School of Medicine, 3 Genome Ct, Durham, NC 27710 do with sexual practices, anatomy, and relationship struc- (sven.jordt@duke.edu). tures than the quantity http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA Internal Medicine American Medical Association

Using an Inclusive, Sex-Positive, Gender-Neutral Approach to Taking Sexual Histories

JAMA Internal Medicine , Volume 180 (3) – Mar 1, 2020

Using an Inclusive, Sex-Positive, Gender-Neutral Approach to Taking Sexual Histories

Abstract

Letters purpose of margin of exposure values, once below the FDA- ing about a patient’s partners using the limited question “Men, defined safety margin of 10 000, is not to rank risk levels of women, or both?” may obfuscate screening opportunities and individual compounds, but to support regulatory agencies in reinforce a gender binary that alienates patients whose gen- the prioritization of chemicals for risk mitigation. der, or whose partners’ genders, do not fall...
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American Medical Association
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Copyright 2020 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved.
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2168-6106
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2168-6114
DOI
10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.6726
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Abstract

Letters purpose of margin of exposure values, once below the FDA- ing about a patient’s partners using the limited question “Men, defined safety margin of 10 000, is not to rank risk levels of women, or both?” may obfuscate screening opportunities and individual compounds, but to support regulatory agencies in reinforce a gender binary that alienates patients whose gen- the prioritization of chemicals for risk mitigation. der, or whose partners’ genders, do not fall neatly into either category. For example, a patient may truthfully respond that Sairam V. Jabba, DVM, PhD she is sexually active with 1 female partner, and the physician Sven-Eric Jordt, PhD may perceive her exposure risk as low. However, if she fears disclosing that her partner is a nonmonogamous trans- Author Affiliations: Department of Anesthesiology, Duke University School woman with a penis who is sexually active with multiple part- of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina. ners, her exposure risk is underappreciated. The savvy phy- Corresponding Author: Sven-Eric Jordt, PhD, Department of Anesthesiology, sician will recognize that a patient’s exposures have more to Duke University School of Medicine, 3 Genome Ct, Durham, NC 27710 do with sexual practices, anatomy, and relationship struc- (sven.jordt@duke.edu). tures than the quantity

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JAMA Internal MedicineAmerican Medical Association

Published: Mar 1, 2020

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